7-aryltriazolyl-3-aryl-carbostyrils



United States US. Cl. 260-2472 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Brightening agents of the formula N R 2 A N \N/ O R1 N o ox wherein R R and R are hydrogen, alkyl of 112 carbon atoms, alkoxy, or halogen; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; X is alkoxy or substituted amino in which the substituents are alkyl of ll8 carbon atoms, aryl, or aralkyl; and A is a substituted or unsubstituted fused monoor polynuclear aromatic ring in which the substituents are alkyl or alkoxy.

The compounds can be prepared from the corresponding 7-amino-3-aryl-carb0styriles by diazotization, coupling the diazonium compound with a primary aromatic amine in the ortho-position to the primary amino group, oxidizing the o-amino azo compounds to the triazole and subsequently acylating to introduce the COX grouping.

DISCLOSURE The object of the present invention comprises brightening agents of the formula Therein R R and R independently of one another, denote hydrogen, alkyl groups with 1-12 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups, such as methoxy or etho-xy groups, or halogen, such as chlorine or bro-mine, and R stands for hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, such as methyl or ethyl, while X denotes alkoxy groups, such as methoxy or ethoxy, dialkylamino groups with alkyl radicals conten 3,446,805 Patented May 27, 1969 OOOCzH wherein Y stands for an alkyl or alkoxyalkyl residue, for example a residue CH C H C H n-C H CH (C H CH '(CH or C H OCH CH and R denotes an alkyl or alko-xy group with 1-4 carbon atoms, for example a group CH3, C2H5, C4H9, OCH3, OC2H5 0r OC4H9.

Further preferred brightening agents are such of the formula wherein R has the meaning given above and X stands for a disubstituted amino group. As substituents may be mentioned alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups, for example the residues CH3, C2H5, C3HI7, C4H9, C6H5, CGH4CH3, OH C H C H 0C 'H The alkyl groups may, optionally together with a further hetero atom, form a heterocyclic ring, for example the residue A further class of preferred brightening agents are those of the formula wherein X denotes an alkoxy group for example a group OCH OC H or OC H or a disubstituted amino group as mentioned above.

The brightening agents of the present invention are suitable for brightening a great variety of materials, chiefly for brightening fibres, filaments, fabrics, knitted fabrics, foils or plastic masses of synthetic origin, especially for brightening materials of polyvinyl chloride or polyesters. They can be applied in the usual manner, for example, in the form of aqueous dispersions or in the reacting the resultant diazonium salts with primary aromatic amines coupling in the ortho-position to the primary amino group, oxidising the o-aminoazo compounds so obtained to form triazole compounds of the formula Iii-l l s /N -Rz m. l H

and subsequently reacting these with acylating derivatives of carbonic acid, for example, with chloroformic acid alkyl esters, pyrocarbonic acid esters or N,N-disubstituted carbamic acid chlorides, to form compounds of the formula N I C In these formulae, R R X and A have the same meaning as above.

The parts given in the following examples are parts by weight.

Example 1 65 parts polyvinyl chloride with a K-value of about 72-74, 35 parts dioctyl phthalate, 2 parts of a commercial organic tin compound serving for stabilisation of the polyvinyl chloride, 1 part titanium dioxide rutile and 0.1 part 7 naphthotriaZolyl-2-3-(4-methylphenyl)-l-di-n-butyl carbamoyl-carbostyrile as brightening agent are rolled on a hot roller of low friction at 165-170 C. for 5 minutes; the rough sheet so obtained is then drawn off on a fourroll calender to produce a foil of about 30051. thickness. The foil is excellently brightened, the brightening effect has an excellent fastness to light.

The brightening agent used was prepared in the following manner: 25 parts 7-arnino-3-(4'-methylphenyl)-carbostyrile of melting point 263267 C. were dissolved in 400 parts glacial acetic acid while heating, the solution was cooled after the addition of 60 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the 7-amino-3-(4-methylphenyl)- carbostyrile was diazotised at 05 C. with 6.9 parts sodium nitrite. A solution of 22 parts 2-naphthylamine hydrochloride in 150 parts glacial acetic acid was then added to the diazonium salt solution while stirring; the mixture was adjusted to a pH value of about 4 by the dropwise addition of a concentrated sodium hydroxide solution, and stirring was continued for several hours. The 0 aminoazo compound formed was filtered off, washed with water, dried and suspended in 300 parts pyridine. The suspension was mixed with 50 parts copper acetate, heated at boiling temperature under reflux for one hour, and then cooled, The precipitated reaction product was filtered, washed with water and recrystallised from dimethyl formamide. 5 parts of the 7-naphthotriazolyl2'-3-(4"- methylphenyl)-carb0styrile of melting point 340-345 C. were heated in a mixture of parts 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine and 10- parts di-n-butyl-carbarnic acid chloride at boiling temperature under reflux for 5 hours, and then cooled. The precipitated 7-naphthotriazolyl-2'-3-(4"- methylphenyl) 1-di-n-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile was filtered olf and recrystallised from dimethyl for-mamide. Melting point 203 to 206 C.

Example 2 A mixture of 30 parts styrene and 70 parts of polyesters prepared from adipic acid and ethylene glycol is mixed with 2 parts of a 50% paste of cyclohexanone peroxide in dibutyl phthalate, 1 part titanium dioxide rutile and 0.2 parts 7-naphthotriazolyl-2-3-(4"-methylpheny1)-1-din-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile; the mixture is poured into a mould and hardened at about -100" C. The moulding thus formed is excellently brightened, the fastness to light of the brightening elfect is excellent.

Example 3 1 part 7-naphthotriazolyl-2'-3-(4"-rnethylphenyl)-l-din-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile is dissolved in a lacquer solution consisting of parts of commercial collodium wool, 230 parts alcohol, 270 parts acetone, 270 parts ethylene glycol, 15 parts butanol, 25 parts dibutyl phthalate and 25 parts benzylbutyl phthalate. The lacquer solution is then poured on to a glass plate. The film thus formed is excellently brightened, the fastness to light of the brightening eliect is excellent.

Example 4 65 parts cellulose acetate (acetyl value 55%), 35 parts dimethyl phthalate, 0.7 part titanium dioxide rutile and 0.1 part 7-naphthotriazolyl-2-3-(4-methylphenyl)-1-din-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile are mixed with one another on hot rolls at 135-145 C. for about 4-7 minutes. The rough sheet so obtained is comminuted after cooling, and the granulate is moulded on an injection moulding machine. The mouldings so obtained are excellently brightened, the fastness to light of the brightening effect is excellent.

Example 5 A fabric of polyester fibres is padded with an aqueous dispersion containing, per litre, l g 7-naphthotriazolyl-2'- 3-(4 methylphenyl-1-di-n-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile and 3 g. of a commercial anion-active dispersing agent. The fabric is then squeezed to a weight increase of 100%, then dried and heated at C. for 20 seconds. The fabric thus treated exhibits a strong brightening eflect of very good fastness to light.

Instead of the 7-naphthotriazolyl-2'-3-(4"-methylphenyl)-1-di-n-buty1-carbamoyl-carbostyrile used in Examples 1-5, the esters or amides of 7-aryltriazolyl-3- phenyl-carbostyrile-l-carboxylic acid listed below in Tables I-III can also be used as brightening agents with equally good results.

In those cases where the brightening agent is to be introduced into the substrate with heating, it is recommended to use a mixture of two or more brightening agents, instead of one uniform brightening agent, since the mixtures can be more easily incorporated, due to the reduction of the melting point. As a suitable mixture there may be mentioned, for example, the mixture of equal parts of 7-naphthotriazolyl-2-3-(4"-methylphenyl)- 1-di-n-butyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile and 7-naphthotriazolyl 2-3-(4-methylphenyl-l-ethyl-tolyl-carbamoyl-carbostyrile.

TABLE I N -R: CH3

/N N O Y N I O O CzHa Melting oint 2 Y C.)

H 11-C4H9- 198-201 CH3 1-C3H7- 188-189 CH3 11-C4H 185-187 CH: i-C4H9- 177-179 CH3 CH3(CH2) 7- 125-127 CH3 CH3(CH2)1] 118-120 C 3 (321150 CHzCHz- 158-160 CH3 3- 246-247 0 CH3 C2H5 208-210 0 CH3 i-C3H7 178-179 0 CH3 11-C4H9- 167-170 0 CH3 i-C4H9 147-150 0 CH3 CH3 CH2) 7 183-186 0 CH3 CH3 (CH2)11'' 188 0 CH3 CgHsO CHzCHz- 140 TAB LE II N Rz CH3 N O n-clmo f N (I) O Melting point R2 X C.)

CH: N(CH3) 2 211-213 CH3 N (C2115) 2 221-225 CH3 N (fl-C4119): 195-199 CH3 N(i-C4H9)2 193-197 CH1 CH 165-168 0116 mOAHB 181-185 N O Y 0 CH3 N (1'1-C4H9) 2 178-180 00113 N(CH3)2 168-170 TABLE III N CHa /N o l N i O Melting oint; X c.) 0 (2H5 240 242 More)? 257-260 N (fl-C4119) 2 203-206 N(i-C4He) 2 200-205 N(i-C3Hl7)2 234-236 HaCNCH2(CH2)mCH3 164-167 H3CNCHz 242-244 H5Cr-N--CH 208-211 CH3 N Gib-Q) 244-246 These compounds can be obtained from 7-amino-3- phenyl-carbostryrile, 7-amino-3-(4-methylphenyl)-carbostyrile and 7-amino-3-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-carbostyrile as well as from 4-amino-2-alkoxyl-l-methylbenzene, 4-amino-2-alkoxyalkyl-l-methylbenzene and 4-amino-2-alkyll-methyl-benzene or Z-napthylamine hydrochloride and chloroformic acid ethyl ester, pyrocarbonic acid diethyl ester or N,N-disubstituted carbamic acid chlorides according to the instructions given in Example 1.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula N OX A l\ \I/ wherein Y is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl; and R is alkyl or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms.

7 8 3. A compound of the formula in which X is alkoxy, morpholino, or substituted amino in which said substituents are selected from the group N -R: consisting of phenyl, lower alkyl phenyl, lower alkoxy- GHs- I phenyl, benzyl, and alkyl having 1-18 carbon atoms.

N 1143 150 5 References Cited N COX UNITED STATES PATENTS wherein R is alkyl or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms; 3 341 530 9/1967 Stroebel 2 X and X is morpholino Or Substituted amino in Brody ;1 said substituents are selected from the group consisting 10 of phenyl, lower alkyl phenyl, lower alkoxyphenyl, ben- FOREIGN PATENTS zyl, and alkyl having 1-18 carbon atoms.

672,896 3/ 1966 Belglum. 4. A compound of the formula 679,188 10/1966 Belgium- /T ALEX MAZEL, Primary Examiner. l 1 /N \N/--O D. G. DAUS, Assistant Examiner.

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